Brassiere



Dec. 26, 1950 e. w. GLUCKIN BRAssIfiRE Filed July 17, 1948 INVENTOR GERALD W. GLUCK] N ATTORNEY Patented Dec. 26, 1950 2,535,059 BRAssIERnGerald W. Gluckin, New York, N. Y., assignor to William Gluckin & 00.,Inc., New York, N. Y., a corporation of New York Application July 17,1948, Serial No. 39,222

2 Claims.

This invention relates to garments, generally identified as brassires.More particularly, the invention deals with garments of the type andkind, wherein the breast pockets, or the separate parts or sections fromwhich the pockets are constructed, employ reinforcing stitchings forgiving additional support and firmness to the resulting pockets. Stillmore particularly, the invention deals with devices of the characterdescribed, wherein the reinforcing stitchings are arranged parallel orsubstantially parallel to the vertical seams joining the sections of thepockets. The novel features of the invention will be best understoodfrom the following description, when taken together with theaccompanying drawing, in which certain embodiments of the invention aredisclosed and, in which, the separate parts are designated by suitablereference characters in each of the views, and in which:

Fig. 1 is a front perspective view of a brassiere made according to myinvention; and

Fig. 2 is a detail view of one part of one cup, detached, illustratingthe arrangement of reinforcing stitchings thereon.

In Fig. 1 of the drawing, I have shown a brassire comprising two similarpockets lo, l; each pocket being of the same construction, the briefdescription of one will apply to both. For example, the pocket Iiicomprises four pocket-forming portions H, l2, l3 and I4 and the pocketit comprises four pocket-forming portions ll, !2, I3 and I l.

The various parts i l!4 are joined together by vertical seams l5l5' andhorizontal seams l5-lt'. Assemblage of these parts form the resultingpockets ill, ill and these pockets are joined by a central substantiallytriangu ar portion l'i, extending onto the lower edge portion of thepockets and joining side and back band portions l8, IS, the latterterminating at the rear end of the garment in a coupling hook or member[9 engaging suitable fastener means on a strap end 25. At 2], 2! areshoulder straps attached to the upper portions of the pockets Ill, illand to the rear ends of the band portions l8, l8, as

seen at 22,22.

In cutting the separate parts Ill, ll-M', the edges of these parts,which result in forming the horizontal seams l6, it, for example, theedge 23 of the part I shown in Fig. 3, are formed curved; Whereas theedge 2% of the part l4, seen in Fig. 2, and corresponding edges of theother parts, which result in forming the seams l5, l5, are formedstraight.

All of the parts I ll l have reinforcing stitchings arranged thereon andthese stitchings are generally identified by the reference character 25on the pocket in and 25 on the pocket [5. These stitchings are arrangedparallel, or substantially parallel, to the edge 24, so that, on theresulting pockets, all of these reinforcing stitches are disposed 0n theresulting pockets or the parts thereof vertically. Slight angularity ofthe stitchings would appear on the resulting extended pockets, as seenin Fig. 1, by virtue of the shape of the garment but actually, in eachpiece or part lll4, i l' i, the stitchings will be substantiallyparallel to the straight edges of the parts which form the resultingseams l5, l5.

In garments of the type and kind under consideration, means in the formof reinforcing stitchings have been employed on the pockets or sectionalportions of the pockets to give rigidity or stability thereto or inproviding added support to the breast of the wearer. However, byproviding stitches which are disposed vertically on the pockets or, inother words, extend in substantially vertical lines from the upper tothe lower edges of the pockets, a firm support of the breast isprovided. In other words, a greater uplift is provided through theshoulder straps of the garment in the vertical straight linereinforcements, which are provided through the stitchings employed and,further, in the straight edges provided in the seams l5, l5: Generally,in the construction of garments of the type and kind underconsideration, it has been the practice to form the horizontal seams i6,it as straight seams 0r seams formed on straight edges of the pocketsand the edges, forming the seams l5, !5, have been curved to give therequired fullness to the pockets. In the present construction, thisfullness is contributed to the garment by curving the edges 23 of thepart l4 and correspondingly curving edges of the other parts which formthe resulting seams l6, l6.

It will be understood that, in producing the pocket structures of thegarments of the type and kind under consideration, piece goods 'isstitched by paralel stitchings, as indicated, for example, in Fig. 2 andthe patterns for cutting out the various parts of each pocket are soarranged on the piece goods as to have the straight edges 25 orcorresponding edges of the associated parts arranged parallel to thestitchings after which the parts are stitched together in forming theseams l5, l5; l6, it.

Having fully described my invention what I claim as new and desire tosecure by Letters Patent is:

1. A brassire of the class described comprising a pair of pockets, meansjoining the pockets and supporting the same upon the body of the wearer,each pocket being formed from a plurality of sections, joined bycross-seams, one seam being disposed horizontally and the other seambeing disposed vertically on the pocket the pocket sections at -t hevertical seams haying straight edges, all sections of the pocket havingparallel stitchings arranged over the area thereof, and said stitchingsbeing substantially parallel to the vertical seams.

2 A brassiere of the classdescribed compris' g a pair of pockets, meansjoining adjacent'ed es of the pockets, side and back bands having meansat the rear portion of the garinent for supporting the brassiere aboutthe bodyoit the wearer, shoulder straps coupled with the pockets and theside and back bands f; or further support of the ga m nt u n the bod...th w are each mqqket e n or om, a' ur lifiy ;.o j: 9. ;e formirigsections, the sections of each pocket being joined by vertical andhorizontal seams,

4 all sections having straight edges at said vertical seams and curvededges at said horizontal seams, said sections having parallel stitchingsthrough the area thereof, and said stitchings being substantiallyparallel to said straight edges of the sections.

GERALD W. GLUCKIN.

REFEREN'CES oI'rEb The following references are of record in the file ofthis patent:

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